Re: What does "Cafeteria Catholic" mean to you? « Result #1 on Oct 23, 2007, 2:54am »
I'm a bit late in the game in following this, but...
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Good insight. Is there any difference between a "Cafeteria Catholic" and a regular sinner? At what point does ordinary sinning cross the line and become "heresy"? Where would you draw the line?
Van
I think part of the essence of all Christian belief is the acknowledgment that, as humans, we are all sinners, and we need the Lord for our sanctification and salvation. Jesus Christ was the sacrificial lamb who atoned for our sins. However, as we all sin, we must recognize our sins and our shortcomings, offer them up to the Lord in repentance for His forgiveness, and try our best to live the way Jesus taught us how to live.
I think in order to deal with Cafeteria Catholicism, we need to actually teach the meaning behind basic Catholic doctrine-- we need to show how they're taught in the Bible and why the religion thinks so. Premarital sex, divorce, adultery-- they are all discussed in length in not only the Hebrew Scriptures and the Gospels, but also the epistles. St. Paul provided beautifully written, sound guidance on how one should live as a Catholic. The issues he tackled thousands of years ago as one of the first key leaders and teachers of the church are very similar to the issues we deal with today (look at Corinth back in the day... that place was a mess!). For example, 1 Corinthians 6: 12-20 and 1 Corinthians 7 are great passages that should be studied and understood in support of basic Catholic beliefs.
Re: What is the purpose of aborted babies? « Result #3 on May 2, 2007, 4:58am »
There seems to be more than just monztor who's wondering about the same question. Check out the following news article about the Church's latest position on Limbo:
Novena for christian and catholic refugees in iraq « Result #6 on Apr 25, 2007, 10:03pm »
This is from my friend from Australia.
Francisco - sent 4/25/2007 6:54 AM:
We're praying for the safety of the Christian refugees in Iraq, especially the safety of our friends' family (they are Catholic) caught in Damascus, it will be a triple Rosary novena, beginning this Friday 27th July, for 27 days and it will finish on Wednesday 23rd May, in time for the Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, we're hoping that she will work a miracle for the family of our friend, who has been trying to get to the safety of this country for 3 years and keeps getting turned down, and I was wondering if you would join us.
I will be trying to pray here in Vallejo and i hope some of you can too
Re: Fall in Love « Result #10 on Apr 24, 2007, 7:29pm »
"Love is"
"Love is a Son Rise"
I love those two quotes, short and deep, but i have no idea who actually made them... i heard the 'Love is a Son rise in conformation class but i have no idea where i heard the other one from...